Football FACTS

AlGard

UTC Legend
Again, one is untrue.
Which one?

A 20-month-old baby became the youngest professional soccer player ever, after being signed up by a Belgian club.

8 of the 12 host cities for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil are among the 50 most violent cities in the world.

The city of Lusail, host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Final game, does not exist yet.

The Vatican has its own soccer team.

FIFA has more member countries than the U.N.

The British coined the term "Soccer" in the late 1800s, not America.

After the whistle to start the game, soccer player Lee Todd said "F*ck me, that was loud" and received the fastest red card in history: 2 seconds

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who created Sherlock Holmes, was a founder and the first goalkeeper of Portsmouth FC.

Norwich finished third in the 1992/1993 Premier League season, but had a goal difference of -10 after 42 games.

Southend United have a 100% win record against Man Utd.
 
Guess: the Fifa fact is untrue.

Tempted to go for fastest sending off but I think that was something to do with Bashley FC. ...it was in the Echo a few years back.
 
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